AT&T Receives Top Honors for Continued Commitment to Diverse Suppliers

AT&T Global Supplier Diversity Organization recognized with three national awards

Dallas, Texas, April 24, 2013

Today more than ever, AT&T* continues to accelerate the pace of innovation by working with diverse suppliers who can take AT&T to the next level. As a result, AT&T’s Global Supplier Diversity Organization has been recognized among America’s top corporations leading the way for minority business enterprises with three national awards:

Women Business Enterprise National Council - Top Corporations for Women Businesses

The only national award honoring corporations for world class programs that level the playing field for women’s business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate business.

AT&T ranked #2 out of more than 1,300,000 diversity-owned businesses in an online election to determine the “Top” fifty. Companies honored provided the most business opportunities to diverse business owners throughout the U.S.

Dallas Minority Supplier Development Council –Buy Those That Buy UsTM

AT&T was amongst corporations honored for work in the utilization and development of minority-owned businesses in the North Texas area.

AT&T continues to look for diverse suppliers in key strategic areas like mobile Internet, wireless, U-verse, and cloud services. The supplier diversity organization spent more than $12.8 billion with minority, women and disabled-veteran suppliers in 2012, representing 23.96 percent of the company’s procurement base. AT&T’s goal is to always achieve 21.5 percent of its procurement from diverse suppliers.

The AT&T Global Supplier Diversity Organization connects certified diverse businesses with opportunities to provide products and services to AT&T around the world. AT&T supplier diversity promotes, increases, and improves the overall participation of minority, women, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses in its supply chain.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation’s largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company’s suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.